Artificial Intelligence Transparency Scale (AITS)

The communication of transparency is a key aspect of sharing how AI has been used in created materials or activities. The Artificial Intelligence Transparency Scale (AITS) is a communication tool which has been developed based on the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS) work by Perkins et al. (2024). The AITS builds on the original AIAS by taking a broader view of the use of AI in all types of activities, not solely assessment and not solely student generated outputs. The scale can be used to communicate how AI is used in many types of tasks and activities.

The transparency statements can be used in different educational contexts and beyond. For example, staff can use the statements to communicate how AI has been used to develop learning and teaching materials, students can use the statements to communicate how AI is used in created works (including, but not exclusively, assessment work), and staff can use the statements to indicate to leaners which level of AI use is acceptable for an assessment submission or other learning and teaching activity.

While the scale is progressive in the amounts of AI used, the human contribution should not be seen as becoming lesser or more passive. The time on task is likely to be similar, with AI used in a critical way to enhance, adapt and develop. Outputs from a task or activity could potentially be greater in amount or more enhanced in nature as a result of combining AI with human generation.